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Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (18 Dec 2008)

Noel Dempsey: Metro North is being delivered as a Public Private Partnership (PPP). In January of this year, the Government approved the funding structure for the Metro North PPP, including an Exchequer provision for advance works ahead of the main PPP contract and a capital contribution during construction. Good progress is being made in the delivery of Metro North. The Railway Procurement Agency (RPA)...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (27 Jan 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

Noel Dempsey: Metro North is being delivered as a Public Private Partnership (PPP). In January last year, the Government approved the funding structure for the Metro North PPP, including an Exchequer provision for advance works ahead of the main PPP contract and a capital contribution during construction. Good progress is being made in the delivery of Metro North. The Railway Procurement Agency (RPA)...

Light Rail Project (29 Sep 2011)

Dessie Ellis: ...been given out to the effect that metro west will not go ahead. There is merit in the idea that at least one of these projects should not be scrapped. The one that would deliver the most would be metro north. More than €200 million has been spent on these projects, some €150 million of that on metro north. This money was spent on consultants, architects, residents meetings, etc....

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 285: To ask the Minister for Transport the deadline for the completion of metro north; the estimated cost of metro north; the amount of funding ring-fenced for the Metro North project; if he envisages delays to the delivery timeframe for Metro North in view of the changed economic circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29070/08]

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (9 Jul 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

Joanna Tuffy: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the tendering process for metro north; if he will confirm the two bidders who have been chosen to go forward to the next round of metro north; when the winning tenderer will be selected; the timeframe for the commencement and conclusion of metro north; if he will confirm further that metro north will proceed in its current...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (29 Jun 2006)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 includes two Metro lines — Metro North from St. Stephen's Green to the north of Swords, in the vicinity of Lissenhall, to be completed in 2012 and an orbital line, Metro West, linking Tallaght with Ballymun and serving Clondalkin, Liffey Valley and Blanchardstown which is scheduled for completion, on a phased basis, by 2014. The Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) is currently...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (17 Jun 2008)

Noel Dempsey: The Government decision in 2005 to extend Metro North to the Swords Area was strongly influenced by the case put forward by Fingal County Council that the provision of high quality rail-based public transport was essential to the future sustainable development of the area. The Government was also influenced by the contribution which the Council's development plans would make to the economic...

Rail Network (24 Mar 2011)

Tommy Broughan: Metro North is the long proposed, 18.8km part-underground system from Dublin city centre to Swords via Dublin Airport and it is critical for developing fixed-line connectivity in the greater Dublin area and the important, growing urban region of Swords. Therefore, at the start of the 31st Dáil, it is crucial to reiterate the Labour Party's and this Government's commitment to delivering this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (19 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: ...or project that benefits development in the area. Such public infrastructure services and projects include rail, light rail metro or other large public infrastructure projects. As the original Metro North project was to traverse the functional areas of Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council, supplementary development contribution schemes were adopted under section 49 of the Act...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: I will come to the issue of the money now. I will revert to the spend to date on the metro north and MetroLink projects. Mr. Doocey from the Department stated that metro north is now a separate project. When I asked for clarification on this just after I started this meeting, Mr. Creegan clarified that €158 million was spent on the metro up to December 2023. Does that include the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure (1 Oct 2015)

Paschal Donohoe: Metro West was proposed under Transport 21as an orbital metro connecting Tallaght and Blanchardstown in the west of Dublin with the original Metro North proposal to Swords. The project was to be procured as a Public Private Partnership, however a significant Exchequer contribution would also have been required.   In October 2010 the then Railway Procurement Agency (RPA)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (24 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: ...and services in the GDA over the next two decades.   The strategy includes a number of proposals to further develop the light rail and metro network in the GDA. This includes the new Metro North project and an upgrading of the Luas Green line to metro standard through the extension of new Metro North southwards, via a tunnel, to join the Green line. Funding of over...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (8 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: ...National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the implementation and development of public transport infrastructure projects in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), including new Metro North. Funding is provided under the Government's Capital Plan for planning, design and construction of new Metro North.  The funding in the initial years of the...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (26 May 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on Metro North; when infrastructural works will commence for Metro North; if he will confirm that there have been no changes to the route or underground nature of the service provided in the long-standing Metro North plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21267/09]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (3 May 2006)

Martin Cullen: Transport 21 includes two Metro lines — Metro North from St. Stephen's Green to the north of Swords, in the vicinity of Lissenhall, to be completed in 2012 and an orbital line, Metro West, linking Tallaght with Ballymun and serving Clondalkin, Liffey Valley and Blanchardstown which is scheduled for completion, on a phased basis, by 2014. I launched a public consultation process by the RPA...

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (2 Nov 2016) See 1 other result from this debate

Brendan Ryan: I know discussions have taken place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland since the Minister came to office, and the previous Government had set aside funding for the design of the new metro north. The rigour with which metro north was measured against other possible transport solutions for the Swords airport corridor ensures, without doubt, that metro north is the best long-term transport...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (2 Oct 2007)

Noel Dempsey: Following an extensive public consultation process, the Minister for Transport announced the selected route for Metro North in October 2006. Work is now well underway by the Railway Procurement Agency on the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement and the documentation required to support an application to An Bord Pleanala for a Railway Order (the legal permission needed to build...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (16 Nov 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Responsibility for the implementation of Metro North transferred to the National Transport Authority on the 1st December 2009. Prior to the establishment of the NTA €127.2 million was made available by my Department to the RPA for expenditure on Metro North. This expenditure is broken down as follows: €million RPA Project Management & Development 64.9 Land & Property Acquisition...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (19 Oct 2017)

Shane Ross: ...of the Capital Plan, Government’s recently announced allocation of additional capital expenditure in Estimates 2018 and a 4-year capital envelope over the period 2018-2021 confirms further progress of Metro North by the National Transport Authority; construction work on this project will start in 2021, with passenger services starting in 2027.  The 10-year capital plan to be...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (7 Mar 2006) See 2 other results from this answer

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 112 together. The capital envelope for Transport 21 includes the cost of metro north. The project will be procured as a PPP and funded through annual availability payments, over a period of approximately 26-year period. The capital cost of metro north and the value of annual availability payments remain commercially sensitive in advance of the...